[Sly Fox]

Like many of you, I have been out of commission on a beach most of the week. So I just stumbled across this little clip from this past week in Seattle (yeah, you might want to turn the volume down based on the language) ...

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Thoughts?

[NotAJerry]

Parading around a giant sign like that is clearly a move to antagonize. If you're just there to tell people about Jesus, there are less obnoxious ways to do it.

The reaction to it was nothing too surprising yet is completely hypocritical. Nobody looks good in the situation.

[Purple Haize]

Seattle- 'So THAT'S where all the freaks end up in the end'

[phoenix]

Seattle- 'So THAT'S where all the freaks end up in the end'

It's where they go when they leave Austin

Or maybe it's where people go when Austin isn't weird enough for them.

[LUconn]

Ugliness in more ways than one.

A little disappointed to see the guy hit back when he was being attacked but I think it more more of a reflex of when you're getting attacked. Also a little ironic to see Buddha attacking a Christian. I thought he was supposed to be a passive.

[Yacht Rock]

Wasn't Ugliness in Seattle a movie staring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan?

Wait...nevermind...it was this. Sleepless in Seattle.

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[jbock13]

Ugliness in more ways than one.

A little disappointed to see the guy hit back when he was being attacked but I think it more more of a reflex of when you're getting attacked. Also a little ironic to see Buddha attacking a Christian. I thought he was supposed to be a passive.

That's what always cracks me up about American Buddhists

[thepostman]

Are American Buddhists known to be violent people??

News to me

[Yacht Rock]

Are American Buddhists known to be violent people??

News to me

My experience with a lot of "Buddhists" out in California has been all style and no substance. Most I knew affiliated themselves with Buddhism because they thought it would be cool but could never articulate their beliefs or knew the history of Buddhism. In addition, the ones I knew were friends of Mary Jane. Put that in your pipe and smoke it, so to speak.

[jbock13]

Are American Buddhists known to be violent people??

News to me

My experience with a lot of "Buddhists" out in California has been all style and no substance. Most I knew affiliated themselves with Buddhism because they thought it would be cool but could never articulate their beliefs or knew the history of Buddhism. In addition, the ones I knew were friends of Mary Jane. Put that in your pipe and smoke it, so to speak.

This is what I mean by my comment postman. I've met many Buddhists in America who knew nothing about it. Most even thought Buddha was a god, although he never claimed to be any deity.

[thepostman]

oh yeah, without a doubt. I just didn't know exactly what you were saying. Most of the people who embrace Buddhism are peaceful, no confrontational people by nature and wouldn't do a violent thing if their life depended on it, but they are really Buddhist they just like the idea of it..

[Yacht Rock]

American Buddhists aren't nearly as bad as Illinois Nazis, for what it's worth.

[thepostman]

shocking!!

[adam42381]

So, this became a thread about American Buddhism because a fat bald guy got arrested for assault? Did I miss something?

[Yacht Rock]

So, this became a thread about American Buddhism because a fat bald guy got arrested for assault? Did I miss something?

I don't know. I actually didn't even watch the video. Just providing color commentary on what has already been said.

[jbock13]

We just trusted what LUconn said as gospel and ran with it

[RubberMallet]

american buddhists...lulz

[ALUmnus]

Hey, if anyone on this planet can clearly and properly articulate Buddhism, I'll give them a lollipop. And LUconn was making a joke. The fat bald dude is a career criminal.

[RubberMallet]

but surely the AMERICAN buddhists would be able to.

[Yacht Rock]

American Buddhism usually starts with some hesher who sees something with the word Nirvana and thinks that there is some sort of reunion tour coming along or something...one thing leads to another and before you know it they're hooked...